cell line
noun
: a cell culture selected for uniformity from a cell population derived from a usually homogeneous tissue source (such as an organ)
carcinoma cell lines
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The company creates medicines and therapies from proteins sourced from human plasma and cell lines.
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John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
The company is also working on creating more dire wolves from a new cell line, since Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi are technically clones and therefore will not be allowed to breed.
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Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
Having shown the antibodies’ efficacy in animals, Schountz says that a next step would be to produce a cell line that could be used for larger-scale antibody production.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
Some of the more than 3 million documents in the DOJ release revealed that Epstein had been a participant in the PGP, led by Harvard Medical School professor George Church, and that as a part of that study, cell lines containing Epstein’s DNA had been created in 2013.
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Megan Molteni,
STAT,
4 Mar. 2026
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John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
The company is also working on creating more dire wolves from a new cell line, since Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi are technically clones and therefore will not be allowed to breed.
—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
Having shown the antibodies’ efficacy in animals, Schountz says that a next step would be to produce a cell line that could be used for larger-scale antibody production.
—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
Some of the more than 3 million documents in the DOJ release revealed that Epstein had been a participant in the PGP, led by Harvard Medical School professor George Church, and that as a part of that study, cell lines containing Epstein’s DNA had been created in 2013.
—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Cell line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20line. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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cell line
noun
: a cell culture selected for uniformity from a cell population derived from a usually homogeneous tissue source (as an organ)
a newly established cell line derived from human endometrial carcinoma—Biological Abstracts
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